The End of the Soviet Era: Assessments from a 30 Years Distance (Round Table)

In December 2021, it has been 30 years since the end of the history of the USSR, but the Russian society has not yet decided on its attitude to this event, contradictory assessments are also given by social scientists. Continuing the discussion started in No. 8 of this year, the magazine organized a round table discussion in absentia, having invited social science experts representing different scientific and ideological fields to discuss issues about the events of 1991. Participants demonstrate the opinions and assessments range - from apologetic to critical.

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the USSR collapse, "real socialism", socialist idea, social development, public consciousness, events of 1991

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This article is a translation of: Завершение советской эпохи: оценки с дистанции в 30 лет (круглый стол) // Sotsiologicheskie Issledovaniia. 2021. No 12: 3–27. DOI: 10.31857/S013216250018020-5

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23.12.2021

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24.12.2021

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GOST	Demidenko S., Latov Y. The End of the Soviet Era: Assessments from a 30 Years Distance (Round Table) // Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya – 2021. – Issue 12 C. 195-215 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/socis/s013216250017624-9-1-en (circulation date: 28.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013216250017624-9
MLA	Demidenko, Svetlana Yu, Latov, Yuri "The End of the Soviet Era: Assessments from a 30 Years Distance (Round Table)." Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya 12 (2021):195-215. DOI: 10.31857/S013216250017624-9
APA	Demidenko S., Latov Y. (2021). The End of the Soviet Era: Assessments from a 30 Years Distance (Round Table). Sotsiologicheskie issledovaniya (12), pp.195-215 DOI: 10.31857/S013216250017624-9

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